With three little girls in my household, we are lovers of all things PINK, PINK, PINK! When I saw the Lush 2 Fuchsia Chipboard Album, I knew right away that I was going to use it to scrapbook my daughter's 4th birthday party. It was such a special day and I was having a hard time consolidating my pictures onto a 2-page layout. The answer? . . . Create a mini album!
I gave the cover of the album a sassy, party-girl flair by using the fun pom-pom trim included in the Lush 2 Fuchsia Trims. I added rhinestones (of course!), decorative brads, and a few flowers and I was on my way to play with the inside pages!
When creating mini albums, I like to include a design element on each page that visually ties them all together. In this case I used the same colors throughout, as well as a horizontal band of Lush 2 Fuchsia and Turquoise patterned papers. Even though each page has a different design, they feel cohesive because of the horizontal strip and consistent color palette.
I love how easy it is to add journaling to my pages with the Lush 2 Flocked Journaling Tags. They make the journaling easy-to-read. I love to add embellishments and words to the tags throughout the album to emphasize the party theme.
Don't you love the way the Turquoise Lush 2 POPS with the Fuchsia Lush 2? What a perfect pair!
My daughter can't stop looking through her album! It's the perfect way for her to relive her birthday over and over . . . at least until next year! :)
Download Party Girl Mini Album Instructions
Supplies:
1 - Lush 2 – Fuchsia Flocked 8x8 Album
2 - Lush 2 - Fuchsia Flower Flocked Paper
2 - Lush 2 – Fuchsia Houndstooth Paper
2 - Lush 2 – Fuchsia Polka Dot Paper
1 – Lush 2 – Fuchsia Damask Flocked Paper
1 - Lush 2 – Fuchsia Stripe Paper
2 – Lush 2 –Turquoise Stripe Flocked Paper
6 – Lush 2 – Turquoise Flower Paper
1 – Lush 2 – Fuchsia Flocked Journaling Pad
1 – Lush 2 – Turquoise Flocked Journaling Pad
2 – Lush 2 – Fuchsia Trims
2 – Lush 2 – Turquoise Trims
1 – Lush 2 – Fuchsia Decorative Brads
2 – Lush 2 – Fuchsia Rhinestones
1 – Lush 2 –Fuchsia Rhinestone Brads
1 – Lush – Black Printed Chipboard Alphabet Stickers
2 – White Flowers
Scissors, Trimmer, Adhesives, Hole Punch, Variety of Flower Punches, Corner Rounder, Black Gel Pen
Directions:
1. Cover – Cut a3 ¾” x 8” strip of Fuchsia Flower Flocked Paper and adhere to a 4 ¼” x 8” strip of Turquoise Stripe Flocked Paper. Cut two 8” lengths of Fuchsia pom pom trim and adhere underneath the two edges of the Stripe Paper. Adhere strip to front cover vertically about 1” from right edge of album. Mat a Turquoise Flocked Journal Block (large artisan label shape) with solid side of Fuchsia Houndstooth Paper and solid side of Turquoise Flower Paper. Use pop dots in between the Fuchsia and Turquoise layers, and adhere to page. Add title to journal block with Black Chipboard Alphabet Stickers. Adorn each letter with three Fuchsia Rhinestones (1 medium and 2 small). Punchy out a variety of flower shapes from several patterned papers. Layer flowers together and secure together with a rhinestone Decorative Brad. Add to the centers of two white flowers and adhere to the right of the title block. (Note: After completing the rest of the pages, tie album together using Fuchsia and Turquoise trims.)
2. General Instructions for Inside Pages – For each page cut 1 ½” x 8” strip of Fuchsia Flower Flocked Paper and adhere to a 2” x 8” strip of Turquoise Stripe Flocked Paper. Adhere to page approx. 2 ½” from bottom edge of page.
3. Page 1 – (Inside of front cover) – Trace scalloped album shape onto backside of 4” strip of Fuchsia Polka Dot Paper and cut out with scissors. Adhere to page. Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip over top edge of Polka Dot Paper. Mat a 3 ½” x 5” photo with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid). Wrap a length of Fuchsia Trim (cream) around photo and tie in a knot. Adorn ribbon knot with more punched flowers secured with a Fuchsia rhinestone brad. Adhere to top left side of page. Tuck and adhere a Fuchsia Journal Block (postage stamp shape) under right side of photo. Use a black gel pen to write your journaling on the scalloped circle Turquoise Journal Block and adhere to page below the Fuchsia journal block. Adhere child’s name to Fuchsia journal block with Lush Black chipboard letters. Adorn each chipboard letter with 1 medium and 2 small rhinestones.
4. Page 2 – Trace scalloped album shape onto backside of a 4” strip of Fuchsia Polka Dot Paper. Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip over top edge of Polka Dot Paper. Mat one photo with Turquoise Flower (solid) Paper and the other with Fuchsia Houndstooth (solid) Paper and adhere to page. Add Turquoise Flocked Journal Block (square artisan label shape) to bottom right corner and add journaling.
5. Page 3 – Cut a 6 ¾” square of Fuchsia Stripe Paper (polka dots). Round each corner with a corner rounder punch and mat with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid). Add Flower/Stripe paper strip. Mat photos on Turquoise Flower Paper (solid) and adhere to page. Add the scalloped circle Fuchsia Journal Block to left side of bottom photo. Adorn journal block with more layered flower shapes secured together with decorative and rhinestone brads. Add journaling.
6. Page 4 – Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip to page. Mat photo with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid). Adhere scalloped rectangle Fuchsia Journal Block below photo. Add the word “FUN” using the Black Chipboard letter stickers. Adorn each letter with rhinestones. Add journaling.
7. Page 5 –Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip to page. Mat both photos with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid). Add an additional mat to one photo with Fuchsia Houndstooth Paper. Adhere to top left corner of page. Add a length of Fuchsia trim (cream) around other photo and tie in knot. Adorn knot with layered flower shapes secured together with a decorative brad. Adhere to page. Add the word “WISH” above the photo using the Black Chipboard Alphabet Stickers. Adorn each letter with rhinestones.
8. Page 6 – Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip to page. Mat both photos with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid). Add an additional mat to one photo with fuchsia Stripe Paper (polka dots) Adhere both photos to page as shown. Add a scalloped circle Fuchsia Journal Block to page. Adorn journal block with layered flower shapes, decorative brads, and rhinestones. Add journaling.
9. Page 7 – Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip to page. Mat photo with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid) and then again with Fuchsia Damask Flocked Paper. Adhere to top left corner. Tie a length of Fuchsia Trim (cream)around the top of the striped tag-shaped Turquoise Journal Block. Adhere to bottom right of page. Use chipboard letter stickers to add the word “CAKE” to bottom of tag. Adorn letters with rhinestones. Add journaling to tag.
10. Page 8 – Cut a 7 ¼” circle from Fuchsia Polka Dot Paper and adhere to page. Add Flower/Stripe paper strip. Mat photo with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid). Wrap a length of Fuchsia Trim (cream) around photo and tie in a know. Adorn ribbon knot with layered flowers and a rhinestone brad. Adhere photo to page. Add a Turquoise Journal Block (inverted rounded corners with flowers) to top right of page. Adorn with layered flowers secured together with a rhinestone brad. Add journaling
11. Page 9 – Trace scalloped album shape onto the backside of 4” strip of Fuchsia Houndstooth Paper and cut out with scissors. Adhere to page. Adhere Flower/Stripe paper strip over the top edge of the Houndstooth Paper. Mat photos with Turquoise Flower Paper (solid) and adhere to page.
12. Page 10 (inside back cover) – Trace scalloped album shape onto the backside of a 4” strip of Fuchsia Houndstooth Paper. Adhere to page. Add Flower/Stripe paper strip over the top edge of the Houndstooth Paper. Mat photo with Fuchsia Houndstooth Paper (solid) and adhere to top right of page. Add a length of Fuchsia Trim (cream) to left side of Turquoise Journal Block (scalloped rectangle) and tie in a knot. Adorn the ribbon knot with punched flower shapes layered together and secured with a decorative brad. Adhere journal block underneath photo. Add the word “HAPPY” to the bottom right of the journal block using the black chipboard alphabet stickers. Adorn each letter with rhinestones. Add journaling.
